My new boat

[winston]

In preparation for retirement I began looking for a new boat to fish in mostly sheltered water. I wanted a "tinny" sized boat but with a little luxury i.e. forward control with a windscreen for shelter and a motor with power trim and tilt.
And here she is: it is a Clark 4.27 Navigator runabout with a 30 EFI Mercury fourstroke outboard. I have now completed 5 hours running, top speed is 23 knots with a cruise speed of 18 knots. The tacho was unable to be fitted because for some reason the ordered tacho didn't work. This will be rectified at the 10 hour service then I will be able to ascertain whether she is propped correctly (although it does feel pretty good now). Very, very pleased indeed. Cheers Winston.

[Nicko_Cairns]

good on you mate, enjoy.

[Angryant]

Nice tinny Winston. Where are you looking to use it?

[Chang Jiang]

Looks great mate, years of comfortable boating to be had .

cheers

[kind_cir]

Good one, a no nonsense, solid little rig, with just enough to make it a pleasure to own and maintain.

For some sort of comparison, my 4.0m open tinny with a 30hp Suzuki tops out at 26 knts, so that's preety much on the money given mine would be a bit lighter.

[fisho8]

Very nice mate enjoy your retirement with many a relaxing day on tht water. Great size boat to do it in that is for sure that is the size I will have when I retire to...good to see you got a merc on the back aswell..

Cheers Mick.:thumbsup:

[winston]

Angryant, main use will be The Sandy Straits although it will be an easy rig to tow almost anywhere e.g. Iluka etc. Cheers Winston.

[cwcarter]

Looks good mate.

[Schulzy]

Nice rig mate will be perfect for the straights

[Goodoo haven]

Nice looking rig there, enjoy it.